Former BJP MP from Maharashtra Navneet Rana sparked a major controversy by claiming that Hindu girls were targeted by the accused in Amravati. However, Maharashtra Minorities Commission Chairman Pyare Zia Khan has fact-checked the leader and clarified that all identified survivors were young Muslim women.
Accusing former Amravati MP Navneet Rana of attempting to disturb social harmony by making incorrect claims, Pyare Khan stated in a press conference that four survivors of the scandal hailed from Paratwada, three from Amravati, and one from Nagpur.
Pyare Khan pointed out that it was a dispute between the accused, Ayan Ahmed, and Uzair Khan that led to the video leaks on social media. Ayan often sent video recordings of his sexual crimes to Uzair, who kept them on his device. When their disagreements reached a point of no return, Uzair released the clips of the sexual crimes on the internet.
According to a Loksatta report, Pyare Khan also stated that instructions have been issued to take strict action against those spreading misinformation in the Paratwada case, regardless of their political affiliation or influence.
The police registered an FIR by itself against accused Ayan Ahmed Tanveer Ahmed (19), a resident of Paratwada, under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Information Technology Act, Anand said.
"He was held on April 13 and has been remanded in police custody till April 21. A probe has revealed he forwarded the videos and photos to his friend Uzair Iqbal Khan (20), also a resident of Paratwada. He shared it with several others," a police official had told news agency PTI.
The other five accused as Achalpur resident Mohammad Saad, Tabrez Khan Taslim Khan (24), Aifaz Khan Manir Khan (26), Mohammad Imran Mohammad Sajid (21) and Sheikh Naveed Sheikhs Hasan (21).
